Summer Assignment

1. Why
did George leave school at the age of sixteen? ____________________________________________________________________________________

2. What do you know about
George's family?
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3. How did George spend his days?
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4. Why was Mr.
Cattanzara different from the other people in the neighborhood?
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7. Bernard Malamud often
wrote about ordinary people trying to attain the American middle-class dream.
Explain how this idea is relevant to "A Summer’s Reading.” Support your
answer with examples. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Why was it so important for Mr. Cattanzara to
help George change his life? Support your answer with an example from the
story. Which HOTS did you use and why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Why did George lock himself in
his room after his last meeting with Mr. C.? Which HOTS did you use? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Why is the story
called “A Summer’s Reading” ?
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